Improved can or tank for coal-oil



' 0. H. PHELPS.

CAN OR TANK FOR OOAL'OIL;

I No. 36,478! Patented Sept. 16, 1862..

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CHARLES H. PHELPS, OF NF YORK, N. Y.

Specification forming part ofLc-ttcrs Patent No. 36,478, dated Septemberltl, 1562.

To all whom it 71mg concern.-

Be it known that I, CHAR-LES H. PHELPS, of the city,- county, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Can or Receptacle forGoal-0il, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in whichvFigure l is a front View of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side sectionalview of the same, taken in the line a: m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate co'rre-- spending parts in the twofigures.

The object of this invention is toobtain a can or receptacle forcoal-oil which will effectually prevent all leakage or evaporation fromthe same, and admit of the oil being drawn'froni it as required for use,and also admit of being readily filled when necessary, and convenientlytransported from place to place.

\Vooden vessels cannot be inade to holdcoaloils. The latter penetratethe pores of the wood, and a vast deal is lost by evaporation andleakage, and as the smell of the oil is very oftensire it cannot becarried as freight with many other articles without great risk ofinjuring them, especially many kinds of provisionssuch as butter,cheese, flour, &c.--and special cars and special apartments in boats areneecssarily provided for it at an advanced rate of freight. Again, theevaporation and leakage of the oil is a serious loss to dealers,especially the retail portion, who are obliged to purchase in smallquantities as they require it, and consequently are d ebarrcd fromtaking advantage of the market when the material is at a moderate price.I

My invention, it is believed, fully obviates these difficulties, the oilbeing tightly inclosed in a metallic box protected by a wooden case, 3

and provided with a faucet and screw-plug, all arranged in such a manneras to effect the desired end. To enable those skilled in the art tofully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describeit. 4

A represents a box constructed of sheet n'ict-al, and of quad rilaleralor other form. This box is inelosml within a wooden box or case, 13, ofsimilar form, and of such (infill-- sions that the metal box may fitsnugly within soek et has a circular opening at its center, providedwith an internal screw, 0, in which a screwplu'g, D, is inserted, saidplug being pro vided with a flange, b, at its outer edge, which, whenthe plug is screwed into the socket, abuts against a shoulder, c, in thelatter, and forms a tight joint. (See Fig. 2.) The socket C does notproj ect beyond the side of the box A, as a depression is made in theside of said box to receive the socket, as shown in Fig. 2.

E is an opening or hole made in one side of the wooden case B, and inline with the socket C, the diameter of E being a trifle greater thanthat of the socket; and F is atube, which is ,to its top, and having itslower end pass through the side of A, just above the Socket 0, theorifice of F being closed by a screw, d, or any other suitable plug orstopper.

with a spigot, H, arranged in the usual or in any proper way. 4 Thebarrel c of the faucet has, two screws, ff, on its external surface,'one f, being at its outer end, and the other, f, adjoining the tube 9,in which the spigot H is placed. These screwsff are of such dianieterthat they will screw into a l'en'iale screw at the center of the plug1). I WVhen the can or receptacle is in use, the faucet Ghas the outerscrew, f, on its barrel 6 'fittcd in the plug 1), and the tube 9 of thefaucet projects beyond the side of the wooden case B, so that the spigotTI may be turned conveniently. The barrel e is prevented from beingscrewed out from the plug 1) in consequence'of .a flange, 71., at itsouter end. ,(See Fig. 2.)

When the can or. receptacle is not in use, the barrel 0 of I thefir-u'cet is unscrewed at its outer end from the plug D and shovedinward, and the screw f screwed into the plug D, the tube r/ beingwithin the hole or opening E of the box or case B. By this arrangementit will be seen that the faucet is entirely out of the way when thedevice is being transported y from place to place, and they may bepacked or stowed away in close cont-act side by side,

nent-lyto it by solder or other means. .This

fitted within, the metal box A, extending nearly G represents a faucet,which is, provided and without the liability of ha'ving the socketsknocked ofl' or bent, as would be the case if they were allowed toproject from the boxes or cases.

In drawing the oil from the can the screw or plug or stopper (1 isremoved from the orifice of the tube F to admit ofrair passing withinthe box A, and when the box Arequires to be -fi11ed= it is turned upfsothat the plug D' will beat theupper' si'de of the box, and the plug isunscrewedvfrom the socket Q, the oil being poured into the box Athroughsaid socket.

In order to preyent the plug D being casually unscrewed from the socketG, a screw, t, may pass into the socket and have its head fit in arecess or notch in the edge of the plug. V

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Pz ttent, is-

1'. A sheet-metal can or receptacle provided with it faucet inserted ina s,c1'ew-p1ug, for the purpose specified.

2. The constructing of the faucetwith two scr ws, substantially asshown, whenused in combination with the screw-plug, asand for thepurpose herein described.

CHAS. H; PHELPS.

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RICHARDSON GAWLEY, 'JAMEs LAIRD.

